Line #176 Characters/TheHeistMonaco


1	Characters from ''VisualNovel/TheHeistMonaco''
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	!The Crew
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7	[[folder:As a whole]]
8	* CaperCrew: Each member specializes on a different skill to pull off a successful heist.
9	*** '''The Mastermind''': Lee
10	*** '''The Partner in Crime''': Rye
11	*** '''The Coordinator/The Forger''': Ansel
12	*** '''The Distraction/The Gadget Gal''': Eris
13	** After the three year TimeSkip, Lee and Rye assemble a new crew for the biggest job they will ever do.
14	*** '''The Hacker''': Anton or Samira
15	*** '''The Muscle''': Jones or Lena
16	*** '''The Thief''': Sybil or Niles
17	*** '''The Driver''': Fabien or Tillie
18	*** '''The Grifter''': Peter or Miranda
19	* FireForgedFriends: If Trust between the group is raised up before Chapter 14 and all of them trust you, they are definitely this trope.
20	* GenderEqualEnsemble: When the crew members, including Lee, are divided equally between the genders, that is, four men and four women.
21	* TheOneGuy: [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Rye]] can be this if Lee and the rest of the chosen crew are all female.
22	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Eris]] can be this if Lee and the rest of the chosen crew are all male.
23	* OptionalPartyMember: All the new recruits can be selected, with some of them being Premium Options that unlock bonus scenes.
24	[[/folder]]
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26	[[folder:Leadership]]
27	!!Lee (The Main Character/You)
28	Leader of the crew and brains of all the operations
29
30	* ButHeSoundsHandsome: A premium scene with Sonia in Chapter 9 has Lee able to play up this trope while talking to her at a masquerade ball.
31	* CombatPragmatist: Heist scores tend to favor choices that have them be this. For example in Chapter 4, Lee throwing sand at a prison guard's eyes to distract them.
32	* HelloInsertNameHere: Both gender, appearance, and name can be chosen by the player, with “Lee” as the default.
33	* LadyInRed: A female Lee has this as a standard character option at the start. Chapter 8 gives her this option with a premium dress called "Lady Luck."
34	* TheLeader: Lee is in charge of guiding the crew and planing the robberies.
35	* SignatureMove: A premium training sequence with the Muscle in Chapter 11 has them learn one of three moves they decide to use for the rest of the book: a [[TalkToTheFist right hook]], a RoundhouseKick or a [[ChokeHolds choke hold]].
36
37	!!Rye
38	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thm_rye.jpg]]
39	Second in command and intelligence of the team
40	* FriendlyRivalry: He and Eris are competing to be Lee’s LoveInterest. Outside of that, both respect each other as partners in crime.
41	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: When looking for Blackbird, Samira demonstrates her skills by browsing Rye’s entire criminal record on her phone, and before she reads aloud his name, Rye interrupts her.
42	* TheSmartGuy: He is in charge of studying the subject and alternative escape routes.
43	* ThisIsGonnaSuck: He has this reaction while watching Peter Graves' show in Chapter 6.
44	--> "Well, this is happening. Better buckle in."
45
46	!! Eris Huang
47	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thm_eris.png]]
48	The explosives expert
49	* BigDamnKiss: If Lee chose to be romantic with her during the flashback in Barcelona, she breaks the no physical contact rule at Trask Island and pulls Lee into a heated kiss.
50	** They can also have one in Chapter 4 when she's broken out if they've still been romantic to each other.
51	* DemolitionsExpert: She is in charge of making explosives of different caliber for each occasion.
52	* FriendlyRivalry: She and Rye are competing to be Lee’s LoveInterest. Outside of that, both respect each other as partners in crime.
53	* HeroicSacrifice: She let herself be arrested by detonating her car, giving Lee and Rye a chance to escape.
54	* LudicrousPrecision: Chapter 14 shows that her explosives were made to blow the vault door open without triggering the seismic detectors, having weighed her explosives down to the last precise milligram.
55	* PassThePopcorn: Chapter 6 has her grabbing snacks for Peter Graves' show for Lee and Rye, including passing Lee popcorn.
56	* MsFanservice: Her casual outfit consists of spaghetti strap top that exposes much of her bra.
57	* TattooedCrook: She has a tattoo running up her left arm and shoulders.
58	[[/folder]]
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60	[[folder:Recruitable New Members]]
61	!! Anton Edison
62	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thm_anton.jpg]]
63	A teen hacker who is the son of the legendary thief Eddie Quick
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65	* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Parodied about how he feels drinking more than the recommended serving of espresso in Chapter 13.
66	* CodeName: In Chapter 4, he wants a codename and calls himself "Shadowhawk." Rye then tells him codenames are cancelled after that. In both his father's and his own good endings, he's finally earned his Shadowhawk name.
67	* ItRunsInTheFamily: His father is known between the thief circles as “Eddie Quick”. Anton is very skilled at hacking, wanting recognition from his father and others.
68	* MustHaveCaffeine: Chapter 13 starts with him having drank several cups of espresso after Rye taught him how to make them. Lee's quite concerned he had too much.
69	* PlayfulHacker: Anton shows his hacking skills to Lee and Rye while playing ''[[VisualNovel/LoveHacks Dopey Cat]]'' on his phone.
70	* {{Squee}}: He is giddy with delight and gains a trust point if you go for the high tech safehouse premium choice in Chapter 6.
71	* TeenGenius: He is seventeen years old, and successfully stole 20 dollars from a high security global bank account using public access [=WiFi=].
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73	!! Samira "Blackbird" Yazdi
74	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thm_samira.jpg]]
75	A former hacktivist, now turned suburban housewife
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77	* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: When Lee and Rye are first trying to find Blackbird they walk up to a man on his laptop, it’s not him; it’s actually his hijab wearing wife.
78	* EducationMama: Implied. Her daughter Lulu studies AP algebra despite being nine years old.
79	* {{Hackette}}: Because Eris never described what Blackbird looks like, neither Lee or Rye suspected one of the most famous hacktivist to be a suburban mom.
80	* HotBlooded: She shows a lot of passion whenever something triggers her. Part of gaining her trust means helping her maintain her cool.
81	* {{Housewife}}: She is content with being a typical suburban mom, attending her daughter’s games, having a regular IT job, and a book club, but Lee can correctly guess that she misses the thrills of being Blackbird.
82	* JustBetweenYouAndMe: In her good ending, she confronts a businessman during a baseball game and lets him know that she informed the Feds that his oil business has been drilling on protected sites and that for people like him, she's their worst nightmare.
83	* RainbowSpeak: A unique case. Some of the words she says are in red, which indicate her passion when speaking.
84	* RedBaron: Her alias is Blackbird, which can cause Lee and Rye to mistake her husband for her.
85	* SilkHidingSteel: She may have retired to suburbia, but she's still a fearsome hacker who can hack through people's information and expose criminals as quickly as possible.
86
87	!! Mervin "Uppercut Jones" Kalani
88	An amateur wrestler
89
90	* BadBadActing: His acting during the prison job is this, making the gang realize they need a Grifter. He thanks Lee if they agree he never has to do this kind of thing again.
91	* TheBigGuy: Either he or Lena can be chosen as security.
92	* FakeNationality: In universe. He's Hawaiian, but in his bad ending, Bobby Low-Blow wants his wrestling persona to be Tongan.
93	* GentleGiant: Despite his big build, he is a genuinely NiceGuy who tries to avoid using violence. During one of his jobs as bouncer, he preferred to talk down a drunken patron instead of kicking him out.
94	* InSeriesNickname: If Jones is selected, he insists to be called by his stage name, because it gives him more confidence on the job. In his bad ending, it gets changed to Fat Bubba Smashfist.
95	* {{Jobber}}: In his bad ending, he gets reduced to this by having a list of more and more humiliating and outright racist gimmicks in Bobby Low Blow's new indy federation.
96	* MartialPacifist: He only believes in violence when it comes to protecting people, thinks going undercover for Triton goes against his morals because of their refusal to play by the rules, gets along with his teammates, and calls out on toxic masculinity.
97	* TripleShifter: While his real passion is wrestling, he needs to work also as a bouncer and a dog walker to make ends meet. Lee can convince him to join by offering him enough money to open his own wrestling team.
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99	!! Lena Rosita Ortiz
100	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thm_lena.jpg]]
101	Former member of the Royal Marines and Ansel’s ex-girlfriend
102
103	* AndThisIsFor: For every hit she gives Ansel during his beatdown in Chapter 15, she'll dedicate each strike to something specific. The first hit for the main character and their crew, the second for being a general prick, and the third for herself.
104	* BadBadActing: Her acting during the prison job is this, making the gang realize they need a Grifter. She thanks Lee if they agree she never has to do this kind of thing again.
105	* BenevolentBoss: In her good ending, not only does she take over all of Ansel's security contracts who offer to pay her double what they paid him, but she treats her employees with much more respect, including knowing their names.
106	* TheBigGuy: Either she or Jones can be chosen as security.
107	* BondOneLiner: If she escorts Anton into the palace, she punches out a guard. Anton says this is the perfect time to say a badass one-liner, to which she replies “I don't do one-liners.” He says that kind of line is one and she realizes it is.
108	* CombatPragmatism: She doesn't wear a nice dress for the masquerade ball in Chapter 9 since she needs to move freely, not to mention she doesn't have much spaces for hiding weapons.
109	* CowboyCop: In her bad ending, she becomes a mall cop who gets fired for being too rough with shoplifters.
110	* DefrostingIceQueen: She usually acts cold and aloof to the rest of the Heist Crew. In Chapter 11, she opens up to Lee about her insecurities, which Ansel took advantage of, and appreciates them having her back.
111	* TheDreaded: Ansel fears her presence in Chapter 3, especially when he finds out she's the muscle.
112	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: She gives a long overdue one to Ansel in Chapter 15.
113	* SherlockScan: In Chapter 6, she can tell it was a two man group that burned the safehouse down.
114	* TooMuchInformation: Just in case it wasn’t clear enough, Ansel is not only Lena’s ex-boss, but also her ex-boyfriend... who she had a lot of sex with. Rye makes it clear that he could have lived without that piece of information.
115	* WhenSheSmiles: Chapter 11 plays it for laughs that Eris is more creeped out by her smiling than her usual frowning.
116	* WomanScorned: She only agrees to join the crew if that means getting back at Ansel. Recruiting her as a Premium ally unlocks additional scenes with Ansel.
117
118	!! Sybil
119	A mysterious thief who's only just started working the scene
120
121	* AbsurdPhobia: If Fabien is recruited, she says she doesn't drive. He says there's nothing to be afraid of going 300km/hr on the road, prompting her to say she fears nothing...except sparrows, Colonel Sanders and the deepest depths of the ocean. Even saying the Colonel's name is a BerserkButton.
122	* BrutalHonesty: In her good ending, when Chaz asks how she got onto the Ember of the Sea, she outright states that she drilled her way in with an industrial grade excavation drill with diamond heads and waited till the time was right.
123	* CloudCuckooLander: She is very eccentric and loopy, often putting off her teammates with her quirks.
124	* CollectorOfTheStrange: She has animal eyes in jars, bottles of maple syrup and an old crossbow.
125	* CompanionCube: She has a pet cactus.
126	* LeParkour: She uses this to escape from Lee and Rye when they come to scout her.
127	* OnlyOneName: Rye only has info on her name and not much else.
128	* SecretIngredient: She was hired to steal the recipe for maple bacon fudge from an upper class restaurant in Montreal when you go to recruit her.
129	* TrapMaster: Her warehouse hideout is full of booby traps.
130
131	!! Niles “Eddie Quick” Edison
132	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thm_edison.jpg]]
133	Anton's father, a legendary thief who just got out of prison and a member of the Rooks
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135	* AssShove: In his bad ending hiding out in a nursing home, he rudely tells the nurse he doesn't want any pills. She tells them they're vitamins and if he's rude again, she threatens to have them taken as a suppository which makes him back down and take them orally.
136	* GoodOldWays: He didn't trust a member of the Rooks to pick a gate without fancier tools, unable to adapt with modern times. He doesn't approve of his son's way of stealing through computers.
137	* GreenAroundTheGills: Downplayed. In Chapter 4, he has seasickness medication, but he'd rather not be on the boat any longer than he has to.
138	* ManOfWealthAndTaste: His Trust goes up if you take the premium option for the lavish mansion safehouse premium choice in Chapter 6.
139	* OldMaster: He's a master thief who's been around for years and still knows some tricks. In his good ending, he's hailed as one of these for the Monaco job.
140	* RedBaron: When they first met Anton, Lee only recognizes who his father is when the nickname "Eddie Quick" is mentioned.
141	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In his good ending, he gives a prospective member of the Rooks this about what it means to be a good thief.
142	* TechnologicallyBlindElders: This FatalFlaw causes his rough relationship with his son and for The Rooks to consider him obsolete. In Chapter 14, when he is face to face with the vault, he nearly has a panic attack because of it. Lee can calm him down or tell him "GetAHoldOfYourselfMan."
143	* ThisIsUnforgivable: He has this reaction to the safehouse burning in Chapter 6.
144	* TurnInYourBadge: Or rather signet ring that shows he's a member of the Rooks when the Broker comes for him.
145
146	!! Fabien Ahmad
147	A banned F1 driver
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149	* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He locks the van doors on Lena in Chapter 9 because of how much she wants to punch Ansel, mission or not.
150	* OhCrap: He has this reaction in Chapter 11 when Princess Marguerite announces that all public roads in and out of the city will be closed off during the wedding since he had the route planned down to the second.
151	* TheOneThatGotAway: Not in a romantic sense, but what got him into street racing was that he lost a race as a professional racer to a street racer, and one he's never been able to beat since.
152	* TechnicianVsPerformer: The technician to Tillie's performer in their race by going through the road. He shows it off in Chapter 12 by swerving through cars in tight spaces.
153	* WhatTheHellHero: In Chapter 4, he's upset that he's a badass driver and he's stuck driving what amounts to a rusty dinghy, even if it's part of a cover for the prison break. He considers it like giving a surgeon a spoon instead of a scalpel.
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155	!! Tillie Marshall
156	An ex X Games driver
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158	* FriendToAllLivingThings: She mentions wanting to use her share of the money to buy sanctuaries for exotic animals. She also becomes furious at the prospect of driving a motorboat in Florida, given the large amount of manatees in the area. She goes as far as to call Florida "Manatee Country". In her good ending, she builds an animal preserve.
159	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Gino tells Lee and Rye that her partying ways have lost her sponsors.
160	* SouthernBelle: She's from Georgia and occasionally slips into a Southern accent.
161	* TechnicianVsPerformer: The performer to Fabien's technician by cutting corners, jumping over barriers. She shows it in Chapter 12 by going off-road.
162
163	!!Peter Graves
164	A method actor who dreams of joining Hollywood
165
166	* BadBadActing: Invoked at his recruitment.
167	--> "Good acting is hard to come by, but ''pretending'' to act badly is even harder. The audience looked on the verge of tears!"
168	* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Played for laughs in Chapter 6 when he puts up a "fight" against the security guard, shouting "You'll never take me alive!"
169	* ButtMonkey: In his bad ending, he ends up the first eliminated contestant on ''VisualNovel/AmericasMostEligible''.
170	* TheDiva: A rare male example. He is a proud actor who wants to make it big in Hollywood, pulling scams as a way to prove his talents. Lee can win him over by telling him that the job would be his greatest accomplishment as an actor.
171	* TheFashionista: He is the one in charge of suggesting new outfits for Lee. If he gets into Princess Marguerite's chambers, he can either pretend to be the hair dresser or the stylist.
172	* LampshadeWearing: During his show in Chapter 6, he puts one on his head.
173	* MethodActing: In-Universe. He's one who gets quite into character. Eris has a story that he got two FBI agents to arrest each other, or as Rye calls it, a "Morocco Switch."
174	* ProducePelting: On the receiving end of this at his one man show. If Lee joins in on heckling him, they throw popcorn at him.
175	* StarvingArtist: It happens to be the achievement name for his bad ending.
176	* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: His one man show is this to the point it gets people booing and throwing food at him. Turns out it was JustAsPlanned.
177	* XPacHeat: InUniverse, in his bad ending, besides being voted out of America's Most Eligible, focus groups hate him and entire blogs are dedicated to dragging him down.
178
179	!!Miranda Moreau
180	Princess Marguerite's former friend who hosts charity galas only to play her donors off against one another
181
182	* AlliterativeName
183	* AmbiguouslyGay: Is mentioned to have been more than good friends with Princess Marguerite, and gets flustered while talking about her engagement to Carlisle.
184	** With the kiss she gives Marguerite in chapter 14 all ambiguity is destroyed.
185	* BatmanGambit: She gets rich donors to sign huge checks to bogus charities by exploiting their rivalries.
186	* BigDamnKiss: If she's with the group in Chapter 14, she gets one with Princess Marguerite.
187	* TheFashionista: She's the one in charge of suggesting new outfits for Lee.
188	* INeedAFreakingDrink: After meeting Princess Marguerite in Chapter 8, she grabs a drink that the Thief gives her.
189	* LipstickLesbian: Feminine and in love with Princess Marguerite.
190	* MasterOfDisguise: If she's recruited, she has outfits for all occasions, some more specific than others.
191	* MyGodYouAreSerious: She has this reaction when the plan to steal the Crown Jewels on live TV is explained to her.
192	* SilkHidingSteel: During the crew's escape in Chapter 15, she uses her own stiletto heels to attack the guards coming after her.
193	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the Girly Girl next to Lena's Tomboy if they're both in the crew.
194	* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: She has this reaction to her former girlfriend Princess Marguerite's engagement to Carlisle.
195	[[/folder]]
196
197	[[folder:Former Members]]
198	!! Ansel Crane
199	One of the original members of the crew. He betrays his partners to the police to launch his career as expert security officer.
200
201	* AbhorrentAdmirer: He makes several inappropriate advances on Sonia and obviously makes her feel uncomfortable.
202	* BigBad: He is the book's main antagonist. The crew's main reason for stealing the crown jewels, apart from getting rich, is to ruin his career and reputation as revenge for him betraying them.
203	* DomesticAbuser: Towards Lena Ortiz when they were dating. His mistreatment of her is her motive to join the heist crew.
204	* DudeWheresMyRespect: His motivation for betraying the gang was that he felt like they didn't appreciate his abilities as a criminal.
205	* HannibalLecture: He tries to give one of these to Lena in Chapter 15, but all he gets is a beating.
206	* {{Hypocrite}}: Gets called one by Lena in Chapter 6 for saying she had stage fright when he couldn't even talk his way out of a speeding ticket without breaking down into tears, making the officer charge him double.
207	* JerkassHasAPoint: After his news interview about the breakout in Chapter 6, Lee can actually agree with him that their acting skills are bad.
208	* SmugSnake: He always felt like an outsider to the rest of the crew, and didn’t hesitate when it came to betraying all of them. When Lee and Rye meet with Lena, she outright tells that Ansel was both a terrible boss and boyfriend to her.
209	* StealingTheCredit: Chapter 7 shows during Lee and the Thief's time in Ulrich Ziegler's house that Ansel has a contract with Ulrich that any security concepts that he comes up with get the Ansel Crane brand as if he came up with it on his own.
210	* ThisCannotBe: He has this reaction in Chapter 3 if you recruited Lena for the Muscle.
211	-->”No... you recruited ''her?!''
212	** Also happens in Chapter 16 when he gets the bag he thinks is the Crown Jewels, only for it to end up being several dozen copies of his book while the crew takes off.
213
214	!! Pike
215	The former muscle during a job in Greece
216	* {{Foil}}: To Uppercut Jones. While Jones is an honorable MartialPacifist and GentleGiant who befriends his teammates with ease, Pike's a headstrong bully who insults Ansel and disregards Lee's orders.
217	* {{Jerkass}}: He berated Ansel’s role in the group for no reason, then disobeyed Lee’s orders by firing a gun at the pier, attracting the attention of the police.
218	* SmallRoleBigImpact: In a Premium flashback, his mistreatment of Ansel contributed to his insecurities, eventually prompting Ansel to seek for fame over his teammates.
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	! Other Characters
222	[[folder:Outsiders]]
223	!! Barrett Carlisle
224	A pharmaceutical executive who was the target of the job that got Eris arrested.
225	* AltarDiplomacy: He's getting married to the Princess of Monaco, which gives Lee and Rye the inspiration to steal the Crown Jewels.
226	* BadBoss: He constantly berates his guards, even going so far as to deny one his coffee break.
227	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He makes his money as a pharmaceutical executive who overcharges people for medical supplies.
228	* HateSink: While Ansel has moments revealing humanizing qualities, Carlisle has none.
229	* KarmaHoudini: In a Low Score ending, he ends up recovering his fortune and getting married to a wealthier princess.
230	* MoneyDearBoy: In-universe. This is basically the only reason he's marrying Princess Marguerite as it allows him to expand his company businesses into Monaco.
231	* ThisCannotBe: He has this reaction to recognizing who Lee is in Chapter 15 as the thief who tried to rob him back in Chapter 1, and even moreso if you take the premium option to steal his collection.
232
233	!!Sonia Alves
234	Ansel's head of security. Also a love intrest.
235	* DatingCatwoman: Is a LoveInterest despite being on the opposite side.
236	* DevelopersDesiredDate: Zig-zagged. Despite her being on the enemy's side, her romance route is the only one integrated into the plot.
237	* TheDragon: She serves as this to Ansel, being his head of security.
238	* EnemyMine: She and Lee have to survive a deserted island in Chapter 5.
239	* {{Expy}}:
240	** Of Carmelita from the ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'' games. They're both in the law enforcement profession, harbor feelings for an honorable outlaw, and hate criminals without morals.
241	** Of Helene Leventis from ''VisualNovel/TheCrownAndTheFlame''. They're both [[NobleTopEnforcer noble top enforcers]] working for dishonorable men who are the respective antagonists of their series. [[spoiler:While Helene abandons Luther no matter what, Sonia abandons Ansel if the player has gained enough trust points with her.]]
242	* FriendlyEnemy: Lee has the chance to build up Trust with her in Chapter 5. Getting enough gives the “Frenemies” achievement.
243	* {{Foil}}: To Lena Ortiz. Both are former law enforcers who ended up working in Security for Ansel Crane. While Lena was involved romantically with Ansel, Sonia rejects his advances.
244	* MsFanservice: Her gala dress is much more revealing than her regular clothes.
245	* ThatOneCase: During her time as a detective in the Brazilian police, there was a thief who'd steal money from people who had nothing left. One of those people was her sister and she was pulled off the case because it was too personal for her.
246
247	!!Princess Marguerite
248	Barrett Carlisle's fiancée, a Monacon Princess.
249
250	* AmbiguouslyBi: Marguerite is clearly in love with Miranda, although whether she likes men or is just being forced to marry Carlisle is unknown.
251	* AscendedExtra: She has a bigger role in ''[[VisualNovel/TheRoyalRomance The Royal Heir]]'', being a frequent royal guest in Cordonia.
252	[[/folder]]
253
254
255	[[folder:The Rooks]]
256	!!The Broker
257	* MouthOfSauron: She serves as the mouthpiece for the Rooks.
258	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Just known as the Broker.
259	** If Blackbird and Niles is with the crew she reveals her first name is Betsy.
260	* TrueNeutral: She lets Lee and Rye know that while they have no stake in the heist, they do want to see them take Ansel down.
261
262	!!Whisper
263	* ChekhovsGunman: She doesn't join the party if you pay diamonds to free her, but she will help at a later time. Chapter 14 reveals that she's the wedding planner for Carlisle.
264	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her real name isn't revealed during the prison breakout.
265	* StealthHiBye: If the option is bought to help her escape, she's gone soon as the gang looks back in her direction.

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